Preserving compound.



WNETED STATES PATENT @FFIQE.

JOHN WINFIELD STEVENSON, OF GOLDFIELD. NEVADA.

PRESERVING COMPOUND.

No Drawing.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN WVINFIELD STEVENSON, a citizen of the United. States, residing at Goldfield, county of Esmeralda, and State of Nevada, have invented a certain new and useful Preserving Compound. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to preserving compounds and has for its object the provision of a composition of inexpensive and easily compounded ingredients which, when applied to hams or bacon, or other meat, will efliciently. preserve such food and prevent the formation of the mold which so com- 1 monly exists on meats of this class.

the water has thoroughly assimilated the.

other ingredients. I then separately mix three pounds of sulfur and eight pounds of unslaked lime and after such mixture add thereto four gallons of water, the sulfur, lime and Water being boiled for about three Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 18, 1909.

Patented @ct. 41, 191%.,

Serial No. 484,227.

I claim'as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A mold preventing mixture of fluid consistency, consisting of lime, charcoal, salt, sulfur, and water combined in the proportions and the manner set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN WINFIELD STEVENSON.

Witnesses JOSEPH Gr. DUGGAN, lVARREN S. SPIDER 

